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El Salvador Altamira I

Roasted Greens Origin
Medium
Medium
Aroma clover honey and soft fruit blossoms
Taste juiced green apple and gingerbread
Body layers of fine silt, Egyptian cotton
Finish sugar-glazed citrus, cocoa finesse
Organic Icon Organic
Shade Grown Icon Shade Grown
Rainforest Icon Rainforest Alliance
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This harvest comes from the award-winning estate of Altamira I and the Cofinanzas Selection cooperative. The Altamira estates are all organic and Rainforest Alliance certified, and the high quality of their coffee is demonstrated by four lots taking top honors in last year’s El Salvador Cup of Excellence competition. Beyond its stellar certifications, this coffee is unique in two ways: it is made up of the unusual Pacamara varietal, and it was washed in the geothermal hot springs at the award-winning Santa Teresa mill. The Pacamara beans give it a brilliant balance of sparkling acidity and creamy body, while the crystal clear mineral water brings out unique flavors of green apple, gingerbread, and citrus.

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Sustainability
Organic Yes, certified by Mayacert
Certifications Organic and Rainforest Alliance certified. This mill also won the 2003 National Environmental Award in the Category of Entrepreneurial Efforts for the use of Geothermal Energy and the 2006 Central America Award to Environmental Innovation.
Fair Labor Practices Medical care and salaries above the industry standard are offered to their workers. The family also helps sustain a school located 500 meters from the farm.
Habitat Preservation Organic practices are performed on this farm, organic fertilization is done 5 times plus the usage of coffee pulp. Weed control is performed strictly by hand, and Izote barriers are used to control erosion.

Seed to Cup
Farm Name Altamira I
Lot Size 50 bags
Cooperative Cofinanzas Selection
Mill Santa Teresa Mill
Process Washed & sun-dried

Terroir
Farm Size 24 acres
Growing Area 24 acres
Altitude 3937 feet
Soil Type Loam, volcanic
Shade Type Pepeto trees
Varietal Pacamara

Location
City Ahuachapán
Region Apaneca-Ilamatepec
Country El Salvador
National Production 93,335 tons per year
Production Rank El Salvador is the 13th ranked coffee producing nation in the world

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